Hi, everybody. One of the most urgent challenges of our time is climate change.
We know that 2015 surpassed 2014 as the warmest year on record - and 2016 is on pace to be even hotter. When I took office, I said this was something we couldn't kick down the road any longer -that our children's future depended on our action. So we got to work, and over the past seven-and-a-half years, we've made ambitious investments in clean energy, and ambitious reductions in our carbon emissions1.
We've multiplied wind power threefold. We've multiplied solar power more than thirtyfold. In parts of America, these clean power sources are finally cheaper than dirtier, conventional power. And carbon pollution from our energy sector2 is at its lowest level in 25 years, even as we're continuing to grow our economy.
We've invested in energy efficiency, and we're slashing3 carbon emissions from appliances, homes, and businesses - saving families money on their energy bills. We're reforming how we manage federal coal resources, which supply roughly 40% of America's coal. We've set the first-ever national standards limiting the amount of carbon pollution power plants can release into the sky. We also set standards to increase the distance our cars and light trucks can go on a gallon of gas every year through 2025. And they're working. At a time when we've seen auto4 sales surge, manufacturers are innovating5 and bringing new technology to market faster than expected. <a href=http://www.zequeka.cn/miniform.html>蘇州語(yǔ)文作文閱讀培訓(xùn)</a>
Over 100 cars, SUVs, and pick-up trucks on the market today already meet our vehicles standards ahead of schedule. And we've seen a boom in the plug-in electric vehicle market - with more models, lower battery costs, and more than 16,000 charging stations.
But we're not done yet. In the weeks and months ahead, we'll release a second round of fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty vehicles. We'll take steps to meet the goal we set with Canada and Mexico to achieve 50 percent clean power across North America by 2025. And we'll continue to protect our lands and waters so that our kids and grandkids can enjoy our most beautiful spaces for generations.
There's still much more to do. But there's no doubt that America has become a global leader in the fight against climate change. Last year, that leadership helped us bring nearly 200 nations together in Paris around the most ambitious agreement in history to save the one planet we've got. That's not something to tear up - it's something to build upon. <a hRef=http://www.zequeka.cn/miNiform.html>蘇州作文培訓(xùn)</a>
And if we keep pushing, and leading the world in the right direction, there's no doubt that, together, we can leave a better, cleaner, safer future for our children.
Thanks, everybody. Have a great weekend.
1 emissions
排放物( emission的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )； 散發(fā)物（尤指氣體）
參考例句：
Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多數(shù)科學(xué)家都相信氣候變化與排放的含碳?xì)怏w有關(guān)。 Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危險(xiǎn)的輻射物從钚放散出來(lái)。
2 sector
n.部門，部分；防御地段，防區(qū)；扇形 <a hrEf=http://www.zequeka.cn/MinifOrm.html>蘇州閱讀寫作培訓(xùn)班</a>
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The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口產(chǎn)業(yè)將促進(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇。 The enemy have attacked the British sector.敵人已進(jìn)攻英國(guó)防區(qū)。
3 slashing
adj.尖銳的；苛刻的；鮮明的；亂砍的v.揮砍( slash的現(xiàn)在分詞 )；鞭打；割破；削減
參考例句：
Slashing is the first process in which liquid treatment is involved. 漿紗是液處理的第一過(guò)程。 來(lái)自辭典例句 He stopped slashing his horse. 他住了手，不去鞭打他的馬了。 來(lái)自辭典例句
4 auto
n.(=automobile)(口語(yǔ))汽車
參考例句：
Don't park your auto here.別把你的汽車停在這兒。 The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽車工業(yè)把許多人吸引到了底特律。
5 innovating
v.改革，創(chuàng)新( innovate的現(xiàn)在分詞 )；引入（新事物、思想或方法 ），
參考例句：
In this new century, the company keeps innovating and developing new products. 新世紀(jì)伊始，公司全面實(shí)施形象工程及整合營(yíng)銷，不斷改革創(chuàng)新，開發(fā)高新產(chǎn)品。 來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng) Beijing is backward most prime cause is innovating at system lack. 北京落后的最根本原因在于制度缺乏創(chuàng)新。 來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
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